Jaysa Mellers

Jaysa Mellers is a 14-year old activist who worked to shut down Connecticut's last coal-fired power plant in her hometown of Bridgeport. Her motivation was a classic example of environmental justice: Mellers suffers from asthma, an illness associated with pollution from coal-fired power plants. The plant was sited in her neighborhood. She is the subject of the documentary short film "Words Have Power" which was produced by Young Voices for the Planet.